As It Happens: Friday Edition
Part One
Trump Tariffs
According to our guest's sources, President Trump's abrupt announcement about new tariffs on steel and aluminum was the result of a crucial last-minute factor: his own bad mood.
Italian Election Racism
Anti-immigration rhetoric has been a key factor in the Italian election campaign — and after one far-right politician's rally, a mother in Milan wrote an open letter blaming his words for racist abuse suffered by her children.
White Rhino
He's the oldest male Northern white rhino, and Sudan is also very probably the last one — and now that he's sick, scientists are facing the possibility that his subspecies will become extinct.
Part Two
Penguin Colony
Droppings: a bombshell. A previously unknown colony of about 1.5 million Adelie penguins is discovered near Antarctica, after satellite photos picked up a haunting image: the poop stains of about 1.5 million Adelie penguins.
Last Men in Aleppo
The Oscar-nominated documentary "Last Men in Aleppo" shows how the Syrian regime besieges a city and starves its civilians to force their surrender — and its director says that's happening right now in Eastern Ghouta.
Part Three
Feature: Mad Blood Stirring
In his new book, journalist Daemon Fairless explores the anger and bloodlust that can infect men, himself included — and tonight, the former As It Happens producer joins Carol for a feature interview.
As It Happens was produced this week by:
Jeanne Armstrong
Imogen Birchard
Chris Harbord
Katie Geleff
Sarah Jackson
Sheena Goodyear
Susan McKenzie
Mary Newman
Kevin Robertson
Kate Swoger
and Julian Uzielli.
Our technician is Reynold Gonsalves. The show director this week is John McGill. Chris Howden is our writer. And our intern is Anna Cianni.
John Perry is the Senior Producer. And the Executive Producer of As It Happens is Robin Smythe.
We'd also like to thank some other people who helped us out this week:
Mary-Catherine McIntosh in Halifax
Catou MacKinnon in Quebec City
Laurene Jardin in Montreal
Kristin Nelson and Max Paris in Ottawa
Melissa Gismondi, Keith Hart, Ashly July, Nick McCabe Lokos, Connie Walker and Luke Williams — all in Toronto
Suzanne Dufresne in Winnipeg
Meegan Read in Calgary
Anne Penman in Vancouver
Ali Velshi in New York
and Melissa Kent at the UN.
As It Happens will be back again on Monday. Good night, and good weekend.